Thermal Video of Hawaiian Volcano Is Amazing

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By Betsy Mason June 3, 2010 | 6:00 am | Categories: Earth Science


This incredible view of a vent in the Halemaumau Crater within the Kilauea volcanic caldera on the Island of Hawaii was captured by a U.S. Geological Survey thermal video camera June 1.

Sped up by four times, the video reveals activity in the 450 foot-wide vent that is usually obscured by accompanying gas fumes. The cracks in the lava pond at the beginning of the video — when the lava is at a high stand in the vent — are just visible in the photo below.

As the clip continues, more cracks form in the cooled crust of lava on top of the pond and pieces begin to break off and move around. As the activity increases, lava can be seen splattering, releasing hot fumes that look like flames in the thermal view.



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Video at link, worth watching

[Richardo]

1. Hot lava! Don't touch the floor!

Amazing video, n2doc :thumbsup:

[Liberation Angel]

2. cool

i mean hot!

[LynzM]

3. So beautiful!

Thanks for sharing :)

n2doc, do you have a Twitter? Or do you mostly post stuff here?

[n2doc]

4. Just here

I don't have time for Twitter.

[LynzM]

5. Gotcha

I just use mine to share links, not chitchat, so was curious.